In April 2016, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe issued an executive order which restored voting rights to more than 200,000 convicted felons living in the state. The order overturned the state’s practice of felony disenfranchisement, which excludes people from voting who have been convicted of a criminal defense. The 14th amendment of the United States prohibits citizens from voting who have participated in a “rebellion, or other crime” but allows states to determine which crimes qualify for voter disenfranchisement. In the U.S. approximately 5.8 million people are inelig…
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@9TC8HMF9mos9MO
Criminals are Criminals. I get it. But that doesn't mean that no one deserves to be restricted to vote in our country or a foreign country. I am not saying that they have or don't have the right to vote as far as the 1st amendment goes. But we should consider the fact that these people may or may not registered to vote or maybe we didn't give them the right to register for voting rights. As an individual living in Arizona, I can tell you that immigrants can vote for their own people if they want to.
@9J6V3F51yr1Y
Yes, after completing sentences and parole/probation. Felons who committed murder should not have the right to vote.
@9BKR8JV2yrs2Y
those reformed in prison may be aloud to vote
@96Q4PZ53yrs3Y
If there vote in extreme then eventually it should be taken away.
@96GLTGV3yrs3Y
Yes but it depends on what they were convicted for and should do some kind of test before they vote
@92KPQ5M3yrs3Y
Many felons are taken away their "second chance", which makes life difficult. If they can prove they deserve the right to vote, they should be able to.
@8Y5MVQJLibertarian3yrs3Y
Certain felons should not have the right to vote but this shouldn’t be a blanket rule across the board.
@8WWK725Women’s Equality4yrs4Y
i mean if they changed yea why not. if they just got convicted then yeah maybe no.
@8WM77CKWomen’s Equality4yrs4Y
No, but only if the crime or criminal's vote affects the state of the nation in a negative way.
@8WM75Y24yrs4Y
there still a citizen and all citizens have the right to vote
Yes, but only after completing their sentences and parole/probation, and they can prove that they have changed for the better.
@8QPXSVBConstitution4yrs4Y
After completing their sentences and parole/probation AND as long as they're not convicted of murder or violent crimes.
If someone is counted in a state's population that is used to assign that state a number of electoral votes, they must also be granted the right to vote, regardless of one's personal moral values.
@8P43PHC5yrs5Y
Maybe, but depends on what crime they committed
@8N8Y8V65yrs5Y
Yes, but it depends on the crime committed by the felon.
@8N8CZ245yrs5Y
Yes as long as they have not committed a felony of any kind.
@8LT2YJ45yrs5Y
Yes, but only if they were found innocent after false sentencing, there are not many but a few times where people were convicted and were later found innocent but since they were convicted they are unable to vote.
@8LHLV9N5yrs5Y
No because they did a ad choice and should not have the right to vote
@8LFNTL55yrs5Y
Depends on the severity.
@8KYKQ255yrs5Y
Only after completing sentences, parole/probation for first-time offenders. Second-time offenders or convicted felons should not.
@8KXRRWC5yrs5Y
Yes, but only after completing their sentences and parole/probation and for felons convicted of murder or violent crimes.
yes for those who have non violent crimes
@8JR82BK5yrs5Y
yes, if they have access to be properly educated
@8JBYPZJ5yrs5Y
Yes, excluding inmates convicted in crimes against their state or country.
@8HSHRPYRepublican5yrs5Y
They should only have a right to vote after the do there punishment
@8F7J8LG5yrs5Y
They must take a mental wellness test to see if they are mentally able to vote.
@8DW8WJB5yrs5Y
If they have a violent history, sexual assault history, or are pedophiles, hell no. Otherwise sure.
@9BKDPCG2yrs2Y
Yes unless identified as a sociopath or psychopath with no emotions
@97FGKYD3yrs3Y
if there crime was minor
@8YTSFHGWomen’s Equality3yrs3Y
Yes, except any type of molester/ violent crimes.
Everyone should have a right a vote even if they are convicted criminals it does say in the constitution that everyone has a right to vote.
@8WM5KX34yrs4Y
@8GLZ5JN5yrs5Y
It depends on the crime, and after they have completed their sentence.
@8FNVF4R5yrs5Y
After they've served their time and earned the right by serving in the community for a predetermined time.
@8H4DF7B5yrs5Y
Yes but only after completing sentences and parole/probation. For violent criminals, they have to do community service and therapy for the rest of their life. And having to do volunteer work for awareness and prevention of whatever type of crime they committed for the rest of their life.
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